Export Control (AFK)
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Welcome to the export control website.
Tasks
FAIR and GSI and their employees are obliged to comply with the legal requirements of foreign trade law. As Export Control Officer, I have the task of implementing systematic compliance with the legal regulations applicable in this area of law at FAIR and GSI. This results in the following subtasks:
- Organisation and monitoring of processes relevant to foreign trade
- Checking the admissibility of export transactions
- Reviewing and helping to draft export control clauses in contracts
- Communication with authorities
- Preparation and support of foreign trade audits
- Securing information flows
Contact information
Felix Arndt
Export Control Officer
Phone: 06159-71-3032
E-Mail: felix.arndt(at)fair-center.eu
Frauke Pfeffer
Export Control Processing
Phone: 06159-71-2910
E-Mail: f.pfeffer(at)gsi.de
What is export/export control?
Export control is an instrument of foreign trade law (AWR) that restricts the freedom of foreign trade in certain areas and isolates certain persons, organisations, associations and companies from economic life.
The aim of export controls is to promote regional stability and the protection of human rights worldwide on the one hand and to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism on the other. To this end, not only the export of defence equipment is subject to controls, but also the export of dual-use goods (civil/military) as well as technologies, materials, supplies and testing and inspection facilities required for the development, manufacture and application of these goods.
Export control therefore means that the following activities in connection with listed goods may be subject to authorisation or prohibited when working with partners in certain countries:
- Shipment of goods
- Forwarding of technical documents (e.g. by e-mail)
- publications
- Technology transfer
- Technical services
- Knowledge transfer
The shipment of non-listed goods may also be subject to authorisation or prohibited in the case of a critical use or a listed recipient.
Undeclared or unauthorised export of controlled goods/technologies can result in penalties in the form of fines as well as imprisonment.
Important links
Further information on the subject of export/export control can be found on the BAFA Federa Office for Economics Affairs and Export Control.
Current events
2024
- Chinesin in Leipzig unter Spionageverdacht festgenommen Tageschau.de, Oktober 2024
- Remotely exploding pagers highlight supply chain risks (ENG), ASPI Australian Strategic Policy Institute, september 2024
- Defending democracy: The case for an integrated fight against disinformation, ASPI Australian Strategic Policy Institute, august 2024 (ENG)
- Korolev case suggests Australia isn’t immune from ideological spying, (ENG), ASPI Australian Strategic Policy Institute, august 2024
- What is blue lantern check (ENG)
- US Entity list (ENG)
- The other proliferation, ASPI Australian Strategic Policy Institute, august 2024 (ENG)
- Safeguarding Australia’s sensitive academic research, ASPI Australian Strategic Policy Institute, july 2024 (ENG)
- Deutsche Kontrolleure fürchten Festnahme in China; Tagesschau july 2024 (only German)
- Alice Guo war eine gefeierte Bürgermeisterin auf den Philippinen – bis man ihr Spionage für China vorwarf. Jetzt ist sie auf der Flucht; NZZ july 2024 (only German)
- Cyberspion verteilt nebenbei Items an MMORPG-Spieler Golem; july 2024 (only German)
- „Mehr Sicherheit für die Bürger“: Deutschland verbannt ab 2029 Produkte von Huawei und ZTE aus dem 5G-Netz; Tagesspiegel, july 2024 (only German)
- Spionage für China: Drei Deutsche festgenommen - ZDFheute (only German)
- Zwei mutmaßliche russische Spione festgenommen - ZDFheute(only German)
- US-Regierung kündigt. strafrechtliche Anlage und Sanktionen gegen eine Gruppe chinesischer Hacker an (only German)
- Wie China in Deutschland spioniert (only German)
- Drohnenbauteile an Russland geliefert? (only German)
- Aktualisierung der US-Semiconductor-Rules (only German)
- China – partner, systemic rival and competitor (ENG)
- Germany spying: Three suspected Chinese agents arrested (ENG)
- More Warnings From US and UK Officials on Chinese Cyber Threat: “Epoch-Defining Challenge” (ENG)
- U.S. Tightens China’s Access to Advanced Chips for Artificial Intelligence (ENG) --> LOGIN
- Soldat wegen Spionage für Russland verurteilt (only German)
- EU-Parlament: Büro-Durchsuchungen wegen Russlandaffaire (only German)
- Weltweite Ermittlungserfolge gegen Cyberkriminalität (only German)
- Die Agenten von nebenan (only German)
- Extremismus nimmt zu - Bedrohungen auch durch Spionage aus China und Russland (only German)
- Drei mutmaßliche Agenten in Frankfurt festgenommen (only German)
- Spionagevorwürfe gegen AfD-Mitarbeiter: Faeser sieht Krah in Verantwortung | tagesschau.de (only German)
2023 and older
- Spionagegefahr an der Uni?; Tagesschau.de Juli 2023 (only German)
- Chinas Anti-Spionage-Gesetz: Eine weitere politische Kampagne erschüttert das Vertrauen der Wirtschaft; NZZ Mai 2023 (only German)
- Fragen und Antworten zu Russlandsanktionen (only German)
- Chinas neue Wege der Spionage (only German)
- Neue US-Exportkontrollen und die wichtigsten Fragen für die EU; SWP März 2023 (only German)
- Die globale Zeitenwende, Foreign Affairs, Dezember 2022 (only German)
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